Chapter 108 Offering
Poor Du Shan, he has been a bully since he was young, with the Du family's support, he can act arrogantly not only in Mudan City, but also in Harbin. It is common for him to break other people's heads, but this is the first time that he has been broken on the head by others.
There was a piece of wood stuck in his scalp, and the blood flowed down his forehead and out of his nose. He knelt down tremblingly due to the force of his father pushing him.
Xia Zhizhi held the loquat candy that Ah Ju had made for her in her mouth and chewed it with a crunching sound. The people below felt as uncomfortable as if they were being scratched by a cat.
Only then did the Du family see clearly that there were two people sitting on the beam, but no one noticed when they came.
Wiping the sweat off her forehead, Old Lady Du bowed and said, "I didn't know you were coming. I'm sorry for not welcoming you."
Then he gestured to the seat above him: "Please take a seat, old man."
"Okay." Xia Zhizhi nodded.
Ah Ju hugged Xia Zhizhi and jumped down from the beam. There was no sound when he landed on the ground. Everyone could only feel a gust of wind brought by the air flow.
Xia Zhizhi walked to the first seat with her hands behind her back and sat down.
Ah Ju sat next to her. The brothers Du Taiping and Du Taikang were very considerate and served them hot tea. Xia Zhizhi took the tea and took a sip.
Old Lady Du asked, "You have come here in person this time, do you have any advice for me?"
Xia Zhizhi propped her chin with one hand and played with the lid of the teacup with the other hand: "Let me hear what bad things you say about me behind my back."
The Du family felt a chill on their backs, and began to think about whether they had said anything disrespectful just now.
Some of the younger ones who were not so strict with their wording and sentence structure began to kneel down and apologize: "I know I was wrong, please forgive me, old man."
Xia Zhizhi picked up the cup lid and hit a scoundrel with his eyes rolling around: "Hey, comrades, you are too kind. We are all revolutionary comrades. Am I such a calculative person?"
Du Zhang, with a cap on his head, answered in his heart, "You are."
Du Zhang and Du Biao, one is really vulgar, the other is pretending to be a romantic, the two brothers are birds of the same feather, and no one knows how many girls they have slept with. When Du Zhang saw Xia Zhizhi for the first time, his eyes rolled around. It was probably because he had heard too many stories about fox fairies and scholars, and he was still dreaming about Feifei, wondering if there was a chance for something to happen between him and the fox fairy.
Xia Zhizhi was known as a living bodhisattva who would grant any wish, and something really happened between them.
Old Lady Du looked at the group of grandchildren kneeling on the ground, sighed slightly, and then cheered up: "These boys are young and ignorant. I am so sorry for your trouble in teaching them."
Xia Zhizhi looked at him, grinned, and said wickedly: "You are old, but you are still ignorant. You stay up late at night and organize a group of guys to sneak around. Are you trying to do something? Rebellion? You don't have much time left at your age, and you won't be able to enjoy the rebellion even if it succeeds."
Old Mrs. Du's face was not looking good: "You are joking."
But Old Lady Du had been through a lot, so these two words could not defeat him. She said, "You are right. I am old enough to die, but I am worried about these unpromising guys. It is a great fate for me to meet you, and it is also a blessing for our Du family. Please allow us to worship you!"
The old lady of the Du family folded her hands, raised them above her head, and slowly knelt down: "The Du family has some respect in Heilongjiang Province with this piece of land. We are willing to offer it to you and help you practice. I only ask that you give me some pointers when you are free."
"Offer to me." Xia Zhizhi tapped the armrest with her fingers and scanned the Du family's nest of snakes, insects, rats and ants.
When she had no expression on her face, she looked gloomy and dark. The corners of her mouth seemed to be upturned, probably because she was born with smiling lips. But it did not add to her popularity, but made her look more weird and seductive.
Xia Zhizhi's gaze was like a sharp knife, passing across the faces of the Du family members one by one. It really looked like she was going to randomly pick a disobedient lucky spectator and eat him on the spot.
Like Xia Jiaozi, the other members of the Du family also knelt down, with their heads lowered. They did not dare to look her in the eye, for fear that they would be called out and forced to perform the cannibalism show if they were not careful.
Du Taikang glanced at the big boy with a piece of wood stuck on his head, shaking like chaff, and felt a little regretful.
It is really incorrect to speculate about ghosts and gods based on one's own understanding. Goodness and the like now seem like a joke.
Demons and ghosts are indeed fickle and vindictive. It is hard to say whether this fox fairy is a blessing or a curse for the Du family.
But it's too late to say this now. It seems that this monster has set its sights on the Du family, and they have no choice as to whether to provoke it or not.
Xia Zhizhi chuckled, and the oppressive feeling disappeared instantly. The Du family members felt their bodies relax instantly, and they all secretly wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads.
She said casually: "We are all revolutionary comrades. It is not impossible to exchange experiences in exploring the revolutionary path when we have time."
"It's just that - I don't like your habit of kneeling all the time. We are all citizens of the new China, and we are all good comrades who fight together for the great revolutionary cause. Don't make it like the old society, kneeling all the time. What kind of talk is that?"
She said this as if she had a serious illness.
But the Du family did not dare to refute and could only nod in agreement.
Whatever you say is true.
Xia Zhizhi waved her hand, signaling Du Shan and Du Zhang, whose knees were numb from kneeling, to go down and bandage the wounds.
Old Mrs. Du got up tremblingly, wanting to discuss with her how the ancestral hall dedicated to her should be arranged, and to ask about her taboos.
She said, "No, no, I am the most easy-going person. I don't want any superstitious things like incense, paper, and candles. Our revolutionary friendship is here. How can I be angry because of poor hospitality? If I come, I will just have simple meals and some local specialties on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month and during the New Year."
She said so, but the Du family didn't quite believe it.
Old Lady Du wanted to ask her name again and put up a sign for her, but she said nonchalantly, "A name is just a title, it's not important, just call me Comrade Xia."
There are so many complaints...
But it’s better this way. Things have been chaotic lately, and I’m afraid of causing trouble if I do these things so blatantly.
The courtyard where the Du family currently lives is the only five-courtyard quadrangle house still existing in the city.
The original owner of this courtyard was not the Du family. At that time, the head of the Du family was still Old Lady Du. The old lady used some tricks to have the original owner of the house killed during the Agrarian Revolution, and then moved in with her family.
The Du family is wealthy and powerful, with four sons and a large number of grandchildren, so it is quite a pleasant family home for them to move in.
Then, the two daughters and their son-in-law were arranged to live in a side room. This way, outsiders would have no say in the matter since there were people with different surnames living there.
The old lady, leaning on her cane, wanted to take her for a walk, but she refused. She scanned the room with her mental power and could clearly see several rooms.
The old lady had the east wing of the fifth courtyard cleaned out and prepared it specifically for her.
Although Xia Zhizhi always said that it was ok to just call her Comrade Xia, the old lady thought that when there were no outsiders around, she should try to be more respectful. It is always right to be polite: "I have asked someone to prepare some gifts for the meeting. Please take a look. If there is anything that you don't like, please forgive me. I will ask someone to prepare it again next time."